Social science

Crossing Zero: The AfPak War at the Turning Point of American Empire

by Elizabeth Gould & Paul Fitzgerald

A cutting-edge analysis of the AfPak war involving Russia, India, China, and Iran, emphasizing US strategy and the people implementing it.

Friends, Followers and the Future: How Social Media are Changing Politics, Threatening Big Brands, and Killing Traditional Media

by Rory O'Connor

Award-winning journalist explores how social media is transforming not only politics, media, business, but the future of democracy and ourselves.

Greatest Briton: Essays on Winston Churchill's Life and Political Philosophy

by Jeremy Havardi

Considered one of the most controversial figures in modern historyhighly revered by some and heavily criticized by othersWinston Churchill is defended in this collection of essays covering a variety of topics...

John Clare: Voice of Freedom

by R. S. Attack

Providing a firsthand account of the land enclosure movement of the 19th century from a major English poet, this extensively researched study gives modern readers an appreciation of the divisive effects of such...

Predator Culture: The Systemic Roots and Intent of Organised Violence

by Fred Harrison

Drawing on case studies of organized violenceranging from territorial wars and colonial conquests to non-state variants such as organized crimethis record offers a general theory to account for the use of force...

Tamil Oratory and the Dravidian Aesthetic: Democratic Practice in South India

by Bernard Bate

This is a book about the newness of old things. It concerns an oratorical revolution, a transformation of oratorical style linked to larger transformations in society at large. It explores the aesthetics of...

The Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation: Street Politics and the Transformation of a New York City Gang

by David C. Brotherton & Luis Barrios

From Los Angeles and New York to Chicago and Miami, street gangs are regarded as one of the most intractable crime problems facing our cities, and a vast array of resources is being deployed to combat them....

Intimacies: Love and Sex Across Cultures

by William R. Jankowiak

No culture is ever completely successful or satisfied with its synthesis of romantic love, companionship, and sexual desire. Whether the setting is a busy metropolis or a quiet farming village, a tension always...

The Environment: Its Role in Psychosocial Functioning and Psychotherapy

by Carolyn Saari

Challenging Freud's assumption that an individual first develops intrapsychically and is only later confronted with the demands of external reality, Carolyn Saari posits that human beings initially construct...

Handbook of Social Work Practice with Vulnerable and Resilient Populations

by Alex Gitterman

Why do some people collapse under certain life conditions, while others remain relatively unscathed? What accounts for the marked variations in people's responses to stress and adversity? The second edition...

Groups That Work: Structure and Process

by Paul H. Ephross & Thomas V. Vassil

Social workers, planners, health professionals, and human-service administrators spend much of their time in meetings, working in and with groups. What meaning does participation in these groups have for members?...

High Noon in the Cold War: Kennedy, Khrushchev, and the Cuban Missile Crisis

by Max Frankel

One of the giants of American journalism now re-creates an unforgettable time–in which the whole world feared extinction. High Noon in the Cold War captures the Cuban Missile Crisis in a new light, from inside...

Hopeless: Barack Obama and the Politics of Illusion

by Jeffrey St. Clair & Joshua Frank

The dissident Left dismantles Obama's failed "progressive" agenda.

Slingshot to the Juggernaut: Total Resistance to the Death Machine Means Complete Love of the Truth

by Sander Hicks

In the ten years since 9/11, a grassroots truth movement has sprung up that unites the best elements of the right and left. The call to resist the secrecy, imperialism, and the manipulation of the elite has...

Aut Dedere, aut Judicare: The Extradite or Prosecute Clause in International Law

by Institut de hautes études internationales et du développement

The aut dedere aut judicare, or “extradite or prosecute” clause is shorthand for a range of clauses that are almost compulsory in international treaties criminalizing conduct, obliging a State to either...

In the Shadow of the Sword: The Birth of Islam and the Rise of the Global Arab Empire

by Tom Holland

The acclaimed author of Rubicon and other superb works of popular history now produces a thrillingly panoramic (and incredibly timely) account of the rise of Islam.

No less significant than the collapse of...

Running with the Kenyans: Passion, Adventure, and the Secrets of the Fastest People on Earth

by Adharanand Finn

“Completely satisfying, as well-paced and exhilarating as a good run.”—The Boston Globe

Whether running is your recreation or your religion, Adharanand Finn’s incredible journey to the elite training...

China Airborne

by James Fallows

More than two-thirds of the new airports under construction today are being built in China. Chinese airlines expect to triple their fleet size over the next decade and will account for the fastest-growing market...

Butterfly Economics: A New General Theory of Social and Economic Behavior

by Paul Ormerod

Why did VHS, an inferior video recording technology, succeed in the marketplace, driving the superior Betamax out of business? Why do big-budget, acclaimed movies sometimes flop at the box office, while low-budget,...

Children Of The City: At Work and at Play

by David Nasaw

This classic title, which was the inspiration for the story behind the new musical Newsies, paints a surprising and indelible portrait of the bitter hardships, amazing resourcefulness, and unadulterated joys...